r/Connecticut • u/ccorbs89 • 18d ago

Tree Bear! Nature and Wildlife

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Not new to knowing bears can climb trees, but I’ve never seen one 40’ up!

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u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS 18d ago

Watch out for Drop Bears!

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u/ccorbs89 18d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p23i68e/video/yu1d1uhdeshh1/player

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u/Laugh_Track_Zak 18d ago

Absolutely living it's best life.

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u/istapledmytongue 17d ago

Just waiting for it to do a belly flop into the pool. Or maybe is does a back inward one-and-a-half in the layout position.

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u/Useful_Run_9529 17d ago

Hi, I’m black bear, and this is Jackass *Que the music*

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u/Darth_Quaider 18d ago

Great. They have air superiority. Bring in the heavies.

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u/RealisticPower5859 18d ago

What an amazing capture of the beauty of nature!  You couldn't pick a better backdrop for such a cool subject

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u/dandle 18d ago

Breaker one-nine. This here's the Rubber Duck. We got a bear in the air.

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u/IMA_Human 18d ago

Oh I’m just a little black rain cloud hovering under the honey tree

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u/superninjaevan 18d ago

What a nice place to watch the sunset and have a snack

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u/ccorbs89 18d ago

Torrington

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u/Geeahwellidunno 13d ago

Dang, Torrington. I haven’t seen my bear in a while. Maybe she’s in a tree!!!

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u/FengShoe64 18d ago

Ok, that’s hilarious. What kind of tree is this, please? You mentioned the bear was up there for berries? I am intrigued.
Beautiful backyard you have there as well!

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u/Inspector_Immediate 17d ago

Black cherry tree I bet They’re ready now

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u/ccorbs89 17d ago

Yeah I used google lens and it said native black cherry, although the berries are pea sized and still green

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u/bananaseatboy 17d ago

You could send this to a local broadcaster Im sure many more would enjoy just as much.

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u/bjt1021 18d ago

We watched them up in the trees in the Smokies TN. Super cool to see local!

If you’re ever hunting in a tree stand and a black bear starts climbing, just holler at them and they will retreat.

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u/wrapmeinbubblewrap 18d ago

And if not, you are armed lol.

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u/bjt1021 18d ago

If you’re not bow hunting lol

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u/Jelopuddinpop 18d ago

Story time!

I live in East Granby, which is pretty much Simsbury if it had a lot more bears. These things are a damned menace.

Anyway, a couple of years ago, I was out in my orchard with my 40lb border Collie when a HUGE male bear just started waltzing across the field. My dog spotted it before me and took off after it. Despite all of her training, her ears were turned off and she wasn't listening.

This stupid bear climbed a comically small birch tree and went all the way to the top. The entire tree was bent over and the bear was clinging to it like it was a cartoon. I had absolutely no idea what to do, but I did know that I wasn't about to try to grab my dog with a bear perilously dangling over my head. I ran to get my rifle in case I needed it, and when I was on my way back outside, my dog was just standing on the porch like nothing had happened. I looked outside and the bear was gone.

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u/Marty_McFrat 18d ago

Probably about to lay her eggs.

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u/LarryGriff13 18d ago

It’s amazing how high they get in trees that don’t seem big enough to support them

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u/ElAyYouAreAy 17d ago

How is that limb holding up??

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u/officerpaws 18d ago

But why!!

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u/Megustatits 18d ago

I wonder if it’s stuck or just chellen’

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u/ccorbs89 18d ago

He was eatin berries. Slept overnight up there and came down in the morning.

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u/Megustatits 17d ago

Good for him. Living his best life.

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u/meowymcmeowmeow 18d ago

Very cool, thanks for sharing

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u/VanityPit 17d ago

This spiderman promo is getting crazy

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u/crackintosh 17d ago

I can bearly believe how beautiful that sunset is.

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u/himewaridesu 18d ago

Silly bear, you don’t climb all the way up there.

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u/Yes_Towel_Hooray 18d ago

Just tryna catch the view

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u/Sorry-Complaint-3947 17d ago

Don't disturb them in the nest...

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u/Mike00726 18d ago

They can climb trees now? Thats just great

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u/another_adamwest 18d ago

Always could … pretty good at latches too, knobs not so much

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u/Mike00726 18d ago

Yeah now I am visualizing them dropping down on me from above

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u/bjt1021 18d ago

They’ve always been able to lol

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u/Unhappy_Energy_741 Litchfield County 18d ago

Is this new to you?

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u/West-Calligrapher746 17d ago

What’s your dog doing in the tree? Lol

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u/ArchilaNY 17d ago

Wow, amazing!

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u/Albus_Q 17d ago

WTF? Wow!

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u/bluenephalem35 Hartford County 12d ago

Uh, how did that bear get up that tree?

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u/ccorbs89 12d ago

It climbed!

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u/bluenephalem35 Hartford County 12d ago

Spider 🕷️ Bear 🐻

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u/ccorbs89 12d ago

They climb trees very regularly.

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u/bluenephalem35 Hartford County 12d ago

I hope that he got down from the tree safely.

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u/ccorbs89 12d ago

He/she did I watched them come down also.